The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS

In the circuit court for Trempealeau
County, a jury returned a verdict for
81, 600 in favor of the plaintiff, in q
libel action brought by w. P. Mas
suere against r. l.. Dickens, both par
ties residing at Arcadia. In December
last the defendant published card in
the Trempealeau County Republican
and Leader denouncing plaintiff busi-
ness practices and methods rs dis
reputable, and stating that he was
only fit TO be classed with the "Mephi-
tis Americana" which term the de-
fendant n the same Iticle kindly
translated into English.
THE earnings of the Milwaukee,
Lake She1e & Western Railroad for
the third week in December were $37,-
$50; same week last year, $26, ,3S5;
increase, $1O,795.
THE following stations on the line
of the Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Railroad have been opened as regular
billing stations, viz: Winona, mimi,
with j. r. Hawley as agent; Lytle,
Wis, with S. w. Coons as agent; Rut-
ledge, Wis, with n j. Emery us agent,
Charme, Wis, with r. M. j. Glynn as
agent. Current rates and billing in
! structions for East Winona will apply
| for Winona.
THE two young Chicago girls, Annie
, Ludwig and Alvins Bluhm, who had
run away from home and were found
in Milwaukee, and returned to the
rents by the police, had engagedol
THE Ashland Press, in u review OF
| the progress ri that city during the
year, shows that 142 buildings of all
kinds were erected, and that in this
and the construction OF immense iron
ore docks by the railway companies
the sum of $8S1,300 was expended.
Ex-MAYoR DAVIS, OF Eau Claire, has
purchased controlling interest in
the Daily Morning Leader, of that
city.
ANDREW DoLAN, a. convict at the
| house OF correction, was pard oned on
the 18th by Gov. Rusk. Dolan Was
convicted October 16, 1885. OF
| burglary in the night time, and SEN
fenced to three years. Imprisonment.
| Dolan and pal named Max Wittig
| broke into q room OF the old Drake
House, Milwaukee, and stole sum OF
money, both being sentenced to three
years Imprisonment.
JOHN DEMEYER, q half-breed Cana
dian. q stranger, while drunk, cap
tured 8, switch engine in the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul yard, at La
| Crosse. He drove the engineer and
fireman out of the cab with q knife
and attempted to run the engine him.
self. Being ignorant Of machinery, he
could not start the locomotive. Off
GERS overpowered Lemeyer and took
him to jail. The yerdmen found that
he had turned several switches, with
the apparent purpose Of Wrecking the
passenger train. In the municipal
court he was held in $1,000 bail to
appear FOR trial at the next term OF
the circuit court.
ONE Of the worst collisions that has
i occurred on the Madison Division OF
the Chicago & North Western Rail-
| road for some time occurred about
| two miles west Of Trer7 pealeau sta
| tion on the 18th. Two freight trains,
running at full speed, collided, causing
the destruction OF both locomotives.
The train men all iumped for their
| lives, anu loItuH6lSiy no one Wds
killed. Ford, one of the engineers,
sustained severe bruises, and one OF
the brakemen was seriously injured in
jumping through the window of the
caboose. The amount OF damage
done will reach several thousand dol
lars. The wreck WAS caused by the
negligence OF one OF the engineers who
failed to read his orders, which were
in his pocket.